Blue Ridge Volleyball Loses on Road to Titans; Soccer Wins on Another J.J. Malone Goal and Golf Teams Face EPG

Last updated Friday at 1:57 p.m. CST. 

Volleyball

EL PASO-GRIDLEY def. BLUE RIDGE 25-21, 25-19

EL PASO, Ill. -- The Lady Knights went to El Paso-Gridley High School with an undefeated conference record and returned to Farmer City with their third loss of the season.

Kaitlyn Zelhart recorded nine kills for Blue Ridge. Emily Zelhart contributed nine assists.

Jessica Schrock led the Lady Knights in aces with three. Jordan Wheeler had nine digs and Amber Blazek recorded six service points.

But it was not enough, as Titans sophomore Rebekah Ehresman led EPG (6-6, 2-1) with 13 service points, seven kills and 17 digs.

Meanwhile, the Blue Ridge junior varsity team fell to a record of 5-5 with a 25-16, 25-14 loss to the Titans. 

With the loss, the Lady Knights' varsity team fell to 12-3 overall and 3-1 in the Heart of Illinois Conference. They will host a big conference match on Tuesday against Deer Creek-Mackinaw, whose record is now 10-0 overall and 4-0 in the HOIC. 

Blue Ridge's match at Tri-Valley, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been moved to Wednesday, with the junior varsity game starting at 5 p.m.

For more information on this match and other prep volleyball action in the Bloomington, Ill., area, visit the following link:

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/volleyball/article_22502f6c-e025-11e0-aaba-001cc4c002e0.html.

Soccer

BLUE RIDGE 1, ST. THOMAS MORE 0

FARMER CITY, Ill. -- On Thursday, the Blue Ridge athletic boosters hosted Flood the Field at South Park.

J.J. Malone sent the flooded crowd of Knights fans home happy with a second-half goal. The score was assisted by Conner Builta.

Josh Plunk preserved the shutout for Blue Ridge by recording three saves.

With the win, the Knights improved to an 11-1 record. On Friday and Saturday, they will participate in the Hoopeston Cornjerker Classic.

The following is their itinerary of matches in the invitational:

Friday at 4 p.m. CST -- vs. Olympia

Friday at 6 p.m. CST -- vs. Hoopeston

Saturday at 9 a.m CST -- vs. Georgetown-Ridge Farm

Saturday at 11:30 a.m. CST -- vs. Watseka

The Blue Ridge junior varsity team beat St. Thomas More 1-0 as well. Dylan Grammer scored the goal for the Knights with an assist by Justin Jamison.

Coale Dolbert recorded three saves.

Boys Golf

EL PASO-GRIDLEY 158, BLUE RIDGE 194

FARMER CITY, Ill -- Austin Maxwell shot a 42 at the Woodlawn Country Club to lead Blue Ridge.

Maxwell's score was good enough to put him in fifth place among individual golfers. But it was not enough to carry the Knights to victory over the Titans in the dual meet.

Mason Potts scored a 43 to contribute to Blue Ridge's final score.

Blue Ridge's boys golf team will be back in action on Thursday, when the Knights will travel to Ridgeview.

Girls Golf

FARMER CITY, Ill. -- Amber Tsevelekos shot a season-best 43 to put herself in a three-way tie for first place among individual girls golfers at Woodlawn Country Club.

However, because the Lady Knights only had three entrants for their dual meet with El Paso-Gridley, the Titans won the dual meet.

Blue Ridge' girls golfers will tee off at the LeRoy Invitational on Saturday at 8 a.m. The Lady Knights' home meet against Monticello, originally scheduled for Monday, has been cancelled.

For more information on prep soccer and golf in the Champaign area, click on the following link:

http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/boys-golf/2011-09-15/thursdays-prep-highlights-cabutti-lifts-m-s.html.

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